A hockey coach who tripped
up two young Richmond players
during a post-game handshake
was stunned when he was handed
a 15-day jail sentence on Tuesday.
Martin Tremblay admitted
assaulting the two Richmond Steel
players following a heated spring
hockey gold medal game at the
UBC Thunderbird Arena last June.
The Crown had asked for his

before serving the rest of his sensentence to be served in the comtence on consecutive weekends.
munity, while Tremblay’s defense
A shocked and red-faced
counsel had asked for a lesser
Tremblay put his hands in his
conditional sentence.
pockets when the sentence was
It was, therefore, a surpassed and then offered
prise when Richmond
his hands behind his
Provincial Court’s
back to be cuffed by the
Judge Patrick Chen told
sheriff officer.
Tremblay he would, startReferring to
ing Tuesday (yesterday), Scan this page
Tremblay’s
tripping as a
be taken to Surrey Prefor video
“cowardly sucker-punch
trial centre to begin a jail
of an unsuspecting victim,” the
term. After one day in custody,
judge said society “will not tolTremblay will then be released,

erate the assault of children by
adults.
“If anything, the need for
deterrence is stronger here, as he
was a coach at the time … this
could have generated into riotous
behaviour and the court has a high
duty to protect children.”
Tremblay’s lawyer, Bob
Bellows, asked for the jail term
to run intermittently, so his client
could continue working to support
his family.
see full story online

Firefighters
douse flames
of bullying
BY ALAN CAMPBELL

acampbell@richmond-news.com

ALAN CAMPBELL/RICHMOND NEWS

Richmond Fire-Rescue will be wearing their pink T-shirts and visiting elementary schools with
their anti-bullying message today (Wednesday) for Pink Shirt Day. The firefighters will read specially
selected short stories to the students.

Firefighters from Richmond
Fire-Rescue will be on a mission
of a different kind this Wednesday.
Rather than racing to put out
fires or extract people from the
wrecks of cars, firefighters from
all over the city will be visiting
elementary schools with their antibullying message on Pink Shirt
Day.
During
the day — a
nationwide
event to raise
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ness about
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bullying and
promote prevention — fire crews
will read specially selected short
stories to the students.
And they’ll all be kitted out in
gloriously pink T-shirts to mark
the day and do their bit to douse
bullying behaviour.
“The guys are very much
looking forward to going out
there and speaking to the kids,”
said Richmond’s fire chief John
McGowan.
see Proceeds page 4

Balancing the books?
B.C. Finance Minister Mike
de Jong visited the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce on
Friday to discuss the
B.C. Liberals’ budget.

5

Blast off!
Anderson elementary school
students set up an extreme
space station at Aberdeen
Centre in celebration of
education week.

12

Drought is over

Steveston-London Sharks have
become the first Richmond senior
girls basketball team to qualify for
the provincial AAA tournament in
12 years after their third
place finish at the Lower
Mainland Championships.

TO DO: An Early Childhood
Education Certificate
Information Session will
be held on Wednesday,
Feb. 27 from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. at MacNeill secondary,
6611 No. 4 Rd. This is a
free session about the ECE
Certificate program offered
in partnership with Delta
School District. It prepares
students to work in daycare
centres and preschools. It
meets the Ministry of Health
academic requirements.

The City of Richmond’s 2013 street banners were unveiled in Monday’s City Council
meeting. The winning banners were selected through an annual contest held last fall. The contest asks community members to submit creative visual art designs representing Richmond.
More than 300 entries were submitted, with nine winning designs selected by a panel of volun- Scan page for
more photos
teer judges, including Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds.

Fuel project suspended again
BY ALAN CAMPBELL

acampbell@richmond-news.com

February 27
1964 — The government of
Italy asks for help to keep
the Leaning Tower of Pisa
from toppling over.

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Mayor, protestors happy despite delay

to any spill impacting the terThe environmental review
into the controversial Vancouver restrial environment, including
coastal shorelines, regardless of
Airport Fuel Delivery project
the source.
has been suspended for a secWhile the primary regulaond time.
B.C.’s Environment Minister tory responsibility for marine
spills is federal, B.C. does have
Terry Lake announced the
a significant role to
suspension Monday
play and would become
afternoon, pending the
the lead agency if and
outcome of work underwhen the oil comes
way by the ministry’s
ashore, said Lake.
“land-based spill preScan page
A consortium of
paredness and response
to share this
airlines, called VAFFC,
and in determining the
story
has applied for an envielements of a worldronmental certificate to barge
class marine spill regime.”
It seems the findings of such aviation fuel up the south arm
of the Fraser River, off-load
work will not be available until
it to a marine terminal and
well into the summer and long
storage facility in southeast
after May’s provincial election.
Richmond and then pipe it parLake’s press release said
allel to Highway 99 and then
that a “land-based spill” refers

across north Richmond into
YVR.
Richmond’s mayor, Malcolm
Brodie, said the new suspension
was a “positive move,” indicating that a lot of the city’s concerns surround the risk of fuel
spills on the river.”
The plans have been met
with derision and dismay by the
City of Richmond, RichmondEast MLA Linda Reid and the
grassroots neighbourhood protest group VAPOR.
Brodie admitted he was surprised by Monday’s announcement, in so much that he had no
idea the government study was
even taking place.
As for suggestions the new
suspension is purely politically
see Delay page 4

Candidate worries
about young
people’s future
BY ALAN CAMPBELL

acampbell@richmond-news.com

The BC Conservative Party acclaimed
Nathaniel Lim as its candidate for
Richmond-East at a nomination meeting on Sunday at South Arm Community
Centre
The May provincial election is only
a few months away and Lim, who is up
against the powerhouses of long-standing
BC Liberal Linda Reid, believes the young
people of Richmond must have a voice.
Lim, 31, said in a press release that he’s
particularly concerned about the lack of
high-paid jobs, unaffordable housing and
increasing provincial debt, which he attests
is “driving young people out of Richmond
and out of British Columbia.”
Lim has a degree in social work and
works with youth and families. He says
he “sees firsthand the struggles that
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Continued from page 1
Chief McGowan also recalled his own up
close and personal experience with bullying.
“My son was being bullied at elementary
school about 13 years ago and I remember
the effect it had on him and everyone in the
family,” he said.
“Rather than being confrontational, we
had to meet with the school and partner with
everyone to figure out a solution, even meeting with the parents of the boy that was carrying out the bullying.
“It’s a difficult situation for everyone and
it wasn’t easy. But I would recommend that
approach as opposed to being aggressive.”

The firefighters will join Canadians across
the country in an effort to stand up against
bullying on Feb. 27.
Youth coordinators at several Richmond
community centres are working with high
school students to plan activities to raise
awareness of the important role youth play in
reducing bullying.
Pink T-shirts are available for sale for $10
at Hamilton, West Richmond, South Arm and
Cambie Community Centres. Proceeds go to
Variety – the Children’s Charity.
For more information on Pink Shirt Day
and ways you can be involved, visit www.
pinkshirtday.ca.

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motivated, Brodie said he had “no idea,” adding that Minister Lake gave no indication at
a recent meeting with him that the new study
was even taking place.
VAPOR responded immediately by forecasting the original 180-day review process
will likely now take 1,000 days.
However, the group also expressed its
“delight” and “sense of accomplishment,”
claiming some of the credit for the latest suspension.
“This is the fourth delay … this does not
say anything good about the process that is
claimed to be thorough, rigorous and timely
and is supposedly harmonized with the federal Port Metro Vancouver’s review,” wrote
VAPOR spokeswoman Carol Day in a press
release.
VAPOR says the reasons for the suspension are confusing and have “little bearing
on the lack of merit this VAFFC proposal has
in terms of environmental and public safety
with the information now at hand.

“Going into a provincial election with a
possibility of approving this ridiculous project hanging over the head of an unpopular
government would be foolish,” VAPOR’s Day
added.
VAPOR has now appealed for “common
sense and better environmental leadership”
to be shown by whatever party wins the May
election.
VAFFC, the consortium of airlines behind
the project, said it was “confident” any spillprevention measures the government comes
up with will match that of their own.
“We understand that before the government makes a decision on our project, it
wants to complete work that it began last year
on spill response regimes covering land-based
spills and marine spills that may impact B.C.
shorelines,” said VAFFC’s Adrian Pollard.
“We await the conclusion of that work,
and are confident that the spill prevention
and response measures we are proposing will
match the high standards that the government
is seeking to implement.”

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CRIME

De Jong sells B.C. budget to chamber

healthcare costs was one of the reasons given by de Jong.
The chamber’s chair, Barry
B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong Grabowski, said he was fairly satisfied
was in town to speak to members of
with de Jong’s explanations on a budthe Richmond Chamber of Commerce get that “raised many questions.”
about the new provincial
“He gave some
budget at a special luncheon
rational thoughts
at the Delta Vancouver
on items within
Airport Hotel on Friday.
the budget,” said
While admitting the
Grabowski.
budget wasn’t exciting or
“Businesses
“glitzy,” de Jong highlighted
never like to see tax
the fact his Liberal governincreases, but it was
ment has “scrimped and
coming on the horiscraped” to balance the
zon from last year.
books, as it were.
“But the corpoHe said the government
rate tax increase is
has “exercised discipline”
not a small business
and tightened belts in terms
tax, which would
of new spending.
Mike de Jong
have affected most
De Jong also acknowlof our members.”
edged that increases to personal
Grabwoski said most of the chamincome tax, increases to corporate tax, ber members will have more to worry
increases to MSP premiums and the
about with the return of the PST, after
sale of government land has helped
the HST debacle and subsequent withB.C. balance the budget.
drawal.
Before taking questions from the
“If anything, I’m grateful they’re
floor, de Jong asked the chamber
not trying to spend their way to an
members to consider the budget as an
election victory,” added Grabowski.
“honest and credible one.”
“As a small business owner myself,
One chamber member asked why
I can’t spend what I don’t have in
the tax on alcohol wasn’t increased
order to succeed.”
instead of raising MSP premiums.
Local political commentator Sacha
An increase of $2.4 billion in
Peter labeled last week’s announceBY ALAN CAMPBELL

acampbell@richmond-news.com

ment as “part budget, part budget
election platform.
“The bulk of the budget was balanced through asset sales, which is
balanced in an accounting sense, but
in an economic sense, it’s very artificial,” said Peter.
Moreover, to his mind, this was the
first time the BC Liberals have explicitly raised both personal and corporate
income taxes, said Peter.
“That did surprise me, even though
they’re saying it’s temporary.
The same move was temporary
back in World War I, and we know
how that went.”
A big change, added Peter, was
that the budget is mostly dated to kick
in on 2014 — a shot, of sorts, across
the bow of NDP leader Adrian Dix to
follow it through,
should his party
win the election.
Peter forecasted
the budget would
harm the BC
For more
Liberals more than
photos
it helps.
“There were the usual vote-grabbing promises,” he added. “But it’s
definitely a left-wing budget.
“I think the income tax increases
will hit the base of the party, who will
just not even come out to vote.”

Sex offender convicted
in deaths of teen girls
Spectators in a Vancouver courtroom erupted in applause
Friday as Martin Tremblay was found guilty in connection
with the 2010 deaths of two teenage girls who had partied at
his Richmond home.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Butler convicted
Tremblay of two counts of criminal negligence causing the
deaths of Martha Jackson, 17, and Kayla Lalonde, 16.
“In all of the circumstances, I have no hesitation in concluding that he showed a wanton and reckless disregard for
the lives and safety of both girls.”
The girls died of alcohol and drug overdoses in March
2010 after passing out in the home of Tremblay, a convicted
sex offender and a drug dealer.
The courtroom was jammed with family and friends of the
two victims. The judge also found Tremblay guilty of one of
two counts of obstruction of justice for attempting to evade a
police investigation. Two lesser charges of failing to provide
the necessaries of life were conditionally stayed.
The two victims were already intoxicated when Tremblay
invited them and one other girl to his home and provided
them with more alcohol to consume.
He also provided Martha and Kayla with a line of methadone to snort, which made them throw up and pass out.
Instead of providing the girls with medical help, he took
advantage of them, sexually touching two of them.
Tremblay noticed that Kayla was having trouble breathing
and should have called for medical help, said the judge.
The girls were in his charge and the failure to call for help
amounted to a marked departure from the standard of care
expected of an adult, he said.
— Keith Fraser, The Province
❚ Full story at www.theprovince.com

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Our Government’s Throne Speech, I
hope, will remind us all of the importance of 'cathedral thinking'... thinking in
the long term, beyond the election cycle
in particular. In past centuries, workers
toiled on cathedrals, excavating, laying
foundations, building walls all the time
knowing full well that they would not
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of their society. This is where the term
'cathedral thinking' gets its name.

decisions now and we will not see the
benefits for many years. As always, not
making a decision would be the easiest
route at this time.
Let's be bold and dream big, let's act
now even if we won't see the benefits for
years...Let's embrace 'cathedral thinking'
and take the necessary steps now for the
benefit of our children and grandchildren.
The legacy of today's decisions effecting
natural gas will be a Prosperity Fund that
will serve British Columbians for generations to come.

Sincerely,
The opportunity our province has in
the natural gas sector is remarkable, and
probably the opportunity of a generation Rob Howard, MLA
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Findlay gets defensive
BY SANDOR GYARMATI
Delta Optimist

Delta-Richmond East
MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay
was part of Prime Minister
Stephen Harper’s minor
cabinet shuffle last week.
On Friday, it was
announced at a private
swearing-in ceremony at
Rideau Hall that Findlay,
a first-term MP who had
been in the role of parliamentary secretary to the
minister of justice, will
become the associate to

Defence Minister Peter
McKay.
“Our government is
delivering on its promise
to build a first-class, modern military that is ready
to take on the challenges
of the 21st century.
“I am honoured that
Prime Minister Harper has
asked me to continue this
important work as associate minister of national
defence,” Findlay said in a
statement Friday.
“I have profound
respect and admiration for

the men and women of the
Canadian Armed Forces.
“I look forward to
supporting the minister
of national defence on a
number of key projects
as we work to rebuild our
military while delivering
value for taxpayer dollars.”
She added, “Our
government’s investments
in renewing and modernizing the Canadian Armed
Forces’ capabilities are
creating thousands of high
quality skilled jobs all
across the country.”

Missing tourists appeal

Richmond RCMP is asking for help in finding two
missing tourists from Chinese tour groups.
They make up the third and fourth instances of missing tourists in Richmond since last August.
Yanyun Chen, 61, has been missing from her group
since Jan. 21 while staying at the Hampton Inn. She did
not board her flight back to China. She’s an Asian female,
five feet, two inches tall and 90 pounds, with brown hair
and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a three-quarter
length black coat and black knee high heeled boots.
Richmond RCMP also received a report from a tour
guide that Suqin Feng, 52, was missing from her tour
group on Feb. 19 around 11 p.m. The group was staying at the Holiday Inn Express. She’s an Asian female
with black hair and brown eyes. If you have seen either
woman, call Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212.
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Think pinker than shirts

P

ink Shirt Day has gone from an impromptu show
of solidarity by Grade 12 students standing up for
a bullied classmate to a national conversation every
February.
Every year on the last Wednesday of February, we put
on our pink shirts, pat ourselves on the back and refocus
our efforts on how to confront the issue of kids preying on
kids.
There’s no doubt a co-ordinated, visible effort by everyone to symbolize their support by wearing pink en masse
has an effect but it’s time we ratcheted things up a notch.
As we saw with the tragic case of Amanda Todd last
year and Rebecca Marino’s early departure from professional tennis this week — in part, because of nasty comments made on the Internet — the bullying business is
online and business is good.
Anonymous bullies don’t know or care about the colour
of garments. This means closer attention and a more
sophisticated strategy is needed.
The province did right by setting up erasebullying.ca, a
website that holds many of those answers and strategies for
kids and parents including a tool to report bullying to the
appropriate authorities - fighting fire with fire.
In the meantime, whether you suspect your child is a
victim, a bully, a witness or none of the above, have a sitdown and chat about bullying, its causes and consequences.
The website will serve as an excellent jumping off point.
In too many cases of youth depression and self-harm,
the warning signs were there but went overlooked.

CHOICE WORDS

Rid ethnocentric labelling
The Editor,
Why don’t we just stop with the Chinese-Canadian, JapaneseCanadian, Italian-Canadian, Russian-Canadian, etc. and just all
call ourselves Canadians!
It would, in many instances, be justifiable to believe that such
declarations have somewhat more to do with ethnocentric attitudes than with simple statements of pride in heritage.
When it is truly relevant and productive to a conversation or
situation there is nothing wrong with making reference to ethnic
contexts and influences, but there are so many instances where
such information is not only totally unnecessary and irrelevant
but sometimes divisive.
Every one of us, after all, is sharing passage on a fragile,
challenged planet and with each passing year it becomes increasingly evident that unless we soon learn to focus more on what
we all share in common rather than what differentiates us, every
person and every ethnic group on earth will be forced to collectively carry the burden of the same interrelated social, economic,
and environment penalties.
At that point, and it will inevitably come, ethnicity will
become totally irrelevant.
If, however, we in Canada are unable and/or unwilling to
overcome our need to ethnically differentiate ourselves, we
should at least attempt to reverse the language in our labelling
to read Canadian-Chinese, Canadian-Italian, Canadian-Japanese,
Canadian-Native, etc. Even such a simple adjustment might have
a profound effect on, not only the ways in which we view and
interact with each other, but also on the manner in which we participate in the culture-building experiment we are all part of.
For my part, irrespective of what my genetic and cultural origins might be, I consider myself to be a Canadian first, and then,
if you insist and it is relevant to something, a German/Russian,
second. That seems appropriate, doesn’t it?
Ray Arnold
Richmond

Public has switched off to B.C. Liberals
The evidence is in:
British Columbians have
collectively hit the “off ”
switch to anything the B.C.
Liberal government has to
say.
Nothing the B.C.
Liberals have tried for
months has improved their
standing with the voters,
who now appear firmly
entrenched in the anti-B.C.
Liberal camp.
Two recent polls back
these assertions up. One, by
Ipsos-Reid, showed that just
12 per cent of those knew
the government had tabled
a new budget believed the
government when it claimed
it was “balanced.”
The latest Angus Reid
poll provides a mountain
of findings that show the
B.C. Liberals continue to be
mired in a swamp of negativity from the voters. The
party trails the NDP by 16
points, and has lost about
one-third of the people who
voted for it in 2009.
Most tellingly, the Angus
Reid poll showed that 59
per cent of the electorate
want a new government.
That is an astounding figure, one that must send
shudders through the B.C.
Liberal camp.
But the governing party
is pressing on, and has
decided to make its alleged
fiscal prowess the central
theme of its platform.
You may well ask how
a government that has
wracked up four deficits in
a row and almost doubled
the provincial debt can
expect to be re-elected on
a platform that says it’s the

Keith
Baldrey
IN THE HOUSE

only party to be trusted to
manage government finances properly.
Yet that is precisely the
seemingly contradictory
argument the B.C. Liberals
are putting forth as we
head towards the election.
Unfortunately for the ruling
party, its track record for
managing finances is hardly
a stellar one.
The B.C. Liberals have
brought home seven deficit
budgets during their time in
office, and have pushed the
provincial debt level from
$34 billion when they were
first elected to $63 billion
next year.
And since nothing has
worked for them, there is
little reason to think the
public is going to suddenly
start listening to their arguments about financial management.
The only variable left
in the game is all about the
NDP. Only a major stumble
or scandal in the NDP camp
is likely to derail their election chances.
The NDP is constantly
battling its stereotyped
image as a left-wing, taxand-spend party. Certainly,
its time in office in the
1990s won’t help it dispel
that image, as it raised taxes
considerably and balanced
the books a mere two times.

And now the NDP is facing an interesting challenge.
After branding the B.C.
Liberals’ latest budget as
“phony” and “bogus” it can
hardly put the same fiscal
plan in front of the voters.
It’s more than likely the
NDP will have to put forth a
budget that shows a deficit
next year. The key question may be, just how high
a deficit can the party get
away with?
I suspect something less
than a $500 million deficit
may strike voters as reasonable. After all, the current
fiscal year shows a $1.3
billion deficit on the B.C.
Liberals’ watch.
But how the NDP gets
to that figure is unclear
and perhaps problematic.
They’ve condemned the
government’s sell-off of
$475 million worth of assets
and its taking of a $245
million dividend from B.C.
Hydro, plus it has suggested
health care is about $235
million short.
It adds up to a deficit of
about $750 million, which
may strike some as too high
(and I haven’t even included
the various demands from
NDP caucus members to
increase spending in other
areas).
Of course, none of this
may matter. If the general public keeps that “off ”
switch to anything the B.C.
Liberals have to say, that big
gap between them and the
New Democrats won’t be
closing come Election Day.
Keith Baldrey is chief
political reporter for Global
BC.

The Richmond News February 27. 2013 A9

Letters
PORTS

Growth spurt suspicious
council’s stand applauded. PMV serves a
corporate agenda. Just look at its board
of directors.
It cannot be trusted on questions of
land use and community planning. They
aggressively buy ALR land, push for a
new crossing of the south arm in East
Richmond and will not stop until all of
the Lower Mainland is paved.
As for the tunnel, there is no need to
replace it, provided the Canada Line is
extended along Shell Road to south of the
tunnel.
Some think the Canada Line is running at capacity. No! It can be loaded
with more trains.
Nick Loenen
Richmond

Don’t build it, they won’t come
The Editor,
I guess Richmond city council and
staff (who encourage and support mega
projects) have not heard of liquefaction?
Or … earthquakes? Is city hall prepared
should that occur? No, not hardly.
Why build across from an airport
when all you will receive is noise complaints? I could go on, but look around
Richmond, there are many more examples.
Decisions from city hall most often
make no sense!
Why are we building ever higher here
in Richmond? And denser? If you don’t
build, they won’t come. Very simple
math. People will move elsewhere —
simple logic.
Sorry, I forgot: we are too attached
to the dollars all these buildings bring.
Sure, it creates a few temporary jobs, but
it leaves us with nothing more than overpopulation in a finite space. This creates
tension (stress) and illness.
STOP building already! You are choking the residents of Richmond.

This is not Hong Kong, this is not
Vancouver, you live in Richmond, Mr.
Mayor and staff.
And you have destroyed it with your
neglect of open spaces and green space,
turning agricultural land into living
developments.
People need green, open spaces for
their mental health. It encourages people
to get out and walk and enjoy the outdoors and connect with each other. It
ensures quality of life, which has definitely soured here in Richmond since this
mayor took the helm.
What horrific vision do you have of
this city? Can anyone tell me the justifications for the decisions made in city
hall?
Our city is turning into a concrete
jungle — a horrific change from the
Richmond that we all loved.
I accept change, but the creation
before us is not pleasant at all. Many
would agree with me.
Linda Martens
Richmond

The Editor,
Re: “Truck traffic through tunnel
could triple by 2030: Report,” News Feb.
22.
I wish Port Metro Vancouver
(PMV) would shrink instead of grow.
Why aggressive expansion in British
Columbia’s most populated region?
Why does coal have to come through
Vancouver? Why transport cargo destined
for the U.S. and Eastern Canada through
people’s front yards and across valuable
farm land?
B.C. has many possible transportation
corridors, but there is only one Lower
Mainland. For example, Prince Rupert
has an abundance of space and is one-day
closer to Asia.
PMV needs to be reined in and city

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Community
CITY HALL

Help shape Richmond’s future social circle
City-run open house next week will paint clear picture of final draft of Social Development Strategy

The City of Richmond is inviting people to help shape our social development
future for the next 10 years.
The public is being encouraged to
review and comment on the final draft of
the city’s Social Development Strategy to
2022 before it’s revised and sent to city
council for approval.
“Richmond has a strong tradition
of addressing social needs in its planning and service delivery,” said Mayor

Malcolm Brodie.
“This strategy draws on many existing
successes to guide the city and community partners to work together in decisions
and resource allocation to further develop
capacity in response to emerging social
matters over the next decade.”
The strategy consists of a clear framework that provides an over-arching vision,
three major goals, nine strategic directions with specific actions under each

direction.
For example, the vision is a city that
considers the needs of its present and
future generations, values and builds on
its diversity, nurtures its social capital
and treats its citizens with fairness and
respect.
There’s an opportunity to attend
a drop-in style public open house on
Thursday, March 7 from 4 to 8 p.m.
where city representatives will be on-

hand to talk about the strategy and answer
questions.
The open house takes place at
Richmond City Hall, Room M.1003 at
6911 No. 3 Road.
A copy of the Strategy, interactive discussion forums and related information
is available at www.LetsTalkRichmond.
ca. Printed copies will be available at city
hall or at SUCCESS, 222-7000 Minoru
Blvd.

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The Richmond News February 27. 2013 A11

Community
Students fundraise for support dogs
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The
Kwantlen
public relations class
are hosting
a fundraiser
for Autism
Support Dogs.

oping to add colour to the lives
of families impacted by autism,
graduates of Kwantlen Polytechnic
University are putting on a fundraiser for
Autism Support Dogs.
While the concept of public relations students organizing an event for a non-profit is
not new, the choice for this cause is.
Stephanie Whalen, involved in hosting the
Colour My Story fundraiser, said she and her
colleagues were instantly wowed by the story
of William S. Thornton, the founder of BC
and Alberta Guide Dogs, a sister organization
of Autism Support Dogs.
Thornton is also attending the event to
familiarize the audience with the cause,
which targets children with autism between
the ages of four and 12.
Guide dogs allow parents to “feel more
comfortable when going to the mall, for

example,” because many children affected by
autism exhibit behaviours leading to social
isolation.
In addition, furry friends can also stimulate contact with peers. “Having a pet makes
them more outgoing and creates a bond with
other children at school,” said Whalen.
At the fundraiser, a family who has been
helped by the organization will share their
personal experience.
“Autism Support Dogs provides dogs at no
cost,” Whalen said. “One dog costs $20,000
to bread, raise and train.”
Thus, students aim to collect enough
money to provide one family with a child
affected by autism with a guiding pet.
“We’re hoping to create more awareness
for the cause,” said Whalen.
The Colour My Story fundraiser takes
place Feb. 27 at the Dockside Lounge in
Granville Island from 6.30 to 9 p.m. The
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It takes a village to raise a child
astronaut.
With support from the families and
help from the community, Anderson
elementary teacher Glyn Davies was
able to create 30 of them, setting up
camp at Aberdeen Centre for education week until March 3.
The “Aberdeen International Space
Station” is a way for his Grade 6/7
class to take their research from theory to practice, while imparting their
knowledge to the community.
“We’re taking it to the next step,”
said Davies, who does an interactive
project like this one each term. “The
students get so engaged and excited
about them. It’s not me, I only enable
them.”
The class spent Monday afternoon
setting up their space station — a

black tent-like structure with a “Hall
of Space Heroes” along the outside
using images of Neil Armstrong,
Roberta Bondar and Marc Garneau,
as well as Ham (the chimpanzee) and
Buzz Lightyear, of course.
Step inside and see the entire solar
system in glow-in-the-dark papiermâché, complete with Saturn’s rings
and Curiosity on Mars.
It’s bustling with the excited chatter of several small astronauts, adding final touches to the station and
explaining the project to those who
enter.
“It’s something you dream about
doing,” said 12-year-old Vivian Yan in
Grade 7. “And now we get to bring all
our research and work to life.”
Vivian, along with her classmates,
dress in orange astronaut jumpsuits

and give mall-goers guided tours of
their space station, providing facts
about the solar system.
“It’s an amazing project,” said
Christina Yang, 12, also in Grade 7.
“Building needs
a lot of thinking,
it’s not just putting
pieces together.
We have to follow
Scan this page
instructions and
learn, and we have for a video of
the exhibit
to fix the problems that occur.”
Davies has each student choose a
role to play on the project and engages
them in a story, such as, being astronaut tour guides or playing detective
in an Egyptian museum crime scene,
as was the case a couple of years ago.
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The students first set up
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As a child of about five or six, Ronald
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grandmother and waltzing throughout the
El Salvadorian house.
“She needed a dance partner so she
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the dangers of smoking — and we would
start to waltz,” said the salsa dancer and
instructor.
Martinez will be headlining the fourth
and final installment of the Vancouver
International Salsafestival, starting next
Thursday, March 7 until Sunday, March 10.
In the past 12 years, the Richmond resident has taught and performed globally,
while also volunteering locally with the
Richmond School District.
Until last year, Martinez would teach
salsa dancing during physical education classes, as well as, workshops at
Richmond’s Girls Only Lifestyle Expo.
“As a child, it’s important to be introduced to dance,” he said. “It’s about body
awareness and being comfortable in your
own body. It’s very psychological, so powerful and so beautiful.”
Many international, award-winning
instructors get involved in the four-day festival of performances, workshops and parties. This year, it’s expected to attract more
than 4,000 participants.

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“It’s part of my culture,” said the winner of the 2010 Asset Champion Award.
“My mom would dance every day when
she was cooking or cleaning, it’d be part of
every celebration. It’s interesting that you
never think that the thing you love could be
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ThePulse
We’ve got our ﬁnger on it
HATS OFF
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The Richmond Ice
Centre food bank
involved Seafair
MHA, Richmond
MHA and Richmond
Ringette. Together,
they raised more
than $7,000 and
collected more than
3,000 pounds of
food for a foodbank
fundraiser. From
left, Tayay Takasaki,
Willie Wong,
Margaret Hewlett
and Jacob Rausch.

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Richmond’s Courtney Haddix takes on a 48-storey climb
for the BC Lung Association’s annual fundraiser, Climb the
Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air, this Sunday, March 3 at
the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel. Haddix, who was
recently diagnosed with moderate to severe asthma, will be
doing the 739-step challenge for the first time.

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The Steveston 609 air cadet squadron kicked off their annual tag
days fundraiser on the weekend. Coun. Bill McNulty, a big supporter
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s
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Douglas Woods (right) is part of a team building an
extension school in the Kawangare slum of Nairobi, Kenya.
The estimated cost of the project is $25,000. Each team
member is required to pay his or her own way at a cost of
about $3,000. Richmond resident Woods, pictured with
Raymond Grewal, of R.F. Luxury Shuttle, drives shuttle
buses Friday and Saturday evenings from 8 p.m. to the
early morning hours, picking up passengers from the
airport and transports them to various hotels in the city.
Woods will use part of his wages and tips to fund the cost
of the trip and passes his business card to any passengers
interested in why he’s driving.

McMath drama
department
presents their third
annual production of “13 Past
Midnight, a murder mystery full of
comedic twists and
hilarious moments
suitable for all
ages. The students
have been working
hard each day after
school. The show
takes place from
Feb. 25 to March
1 at 7 p.m. at the
McMath Theatre.
Tickets can be purchased from Annie
Rough at arough@
sd38.bc.ca.

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Over the next few
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Treaty, the Vatican was established
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cardinal deacons.
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pal, is the root of the word referring to
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for servant, messenger, “diaconus”
in Latin, is the source for the English
word deacon.
Although the College of Cardinals
comprises all the cardinals in the
Catholic Church, only those under the
age of 80 may vote.
After Mass on the first day of voting, the cardinals gather in the Sistine
Chapel to cast their secret ballots. The
successful candidate must receive a
two-thirds majority.
Voting continues twice a day until
the required majority is reached. After
each failed vote the ballots are mixed
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above the Sistine Chapel.
When the cardinals finally elect a
pope, the smoke is white. If the victor is, by chance, not a bishop, he is
quickly consecrated.
The issue of the vote is announced
to the world when a cardinal steps
onto the loggia of the Vatican Palace,
overlooking St. Peter’s Square, and proclaims, “Habemus Papam.”
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Traditional Chinese Medicine is very effective in
treating the root Kidney Yang Deficiency and the
symptoms. Winter is the most difficult time of the year
because the kidneys do not like the cold in any form.
Some people have urgency, frequent urination in small
or profuse amounts, colourless urine, chilliness of the
body, severe fatigue, low and/or knee paint, swelling of the
ankles, and even early morning diarrhea.
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We decided to take the
Richmond News up on its
offer to give us some space
in the paper on a regular
basis.
It’s wonderful to have the
opportunity, so thank you to
the News for offering us a
place to communicate.
At the same time, it’s
hard to write something
that’s interesting to everyone,

so we thought it might be
better to turn the tables and
invite some reader participation. If you have a question
for the school district, the
chances are other people
have that question too. You
can post any questions you
have to our Facebook page
(link available at www.
sd38.bc.ca), or tweet us @
RichmondSD38.
Thanks to DCL and KC
for sending in the two interesting questions we’re looking at today.
Q: I thought I heard
that a “reverse lunch” program (play first, eat later)
was being piloted at some
Richmond elementary
schools. What is the status
of the program and will it
be implemented elsewhere?
Is it a school-by-school
choice? — DRL
A: I heard from 10
Richmond elementary
schools that have a “reverse
lunch”. The children go out
to play when the lunch break
begins, then they come back
in and eat lunch.
As Jane MacMillan,
principal of Woodward
elementary puts it, “We find

it works exceptionally well.
Students are able to immediately have a great physical
break after working in class
(rather than delaying it by
having to eat lunch first).
“By the time they come
in at 12:30 p.m., they are
hungry and ready to eat.
There is not the same sense
of urgency, as some aren’t
racing to get outside to play,
and as they have 20 minutes
to eat, most are finished by
the time the bell rings at
12:50 p.m.
“However, another benefit is for the slower eaters.
Rather than being left in the
class while the others head
outside, as would be the
case in a traditional lunch
break, those who aren’t quite
finished eating can have a
few extra minutes, as most
classes have some sort of
independent reading time
after lunch.”
MacMillan’s comments
are similar to those of other
schools that have switched
up lunch hour in this way.
We also have reports that
the amount of food thrown
away at lunch is dramatically
down at schools with the
reverse lunch hour. Schools

who have reversed their
lunch seem to like it that
way for lots of good easons.
This is a school-by-school
choice rather than a district
initiative. If you’re interested
in pursuing this idea, the
best place to talk about it is
at your child’s school.
Both the principal and the
PAC would be good places
to start.
Each school I heard from
used some sort of consultation process to make sure
parents and staff had some
input about the idea before
they tried it out.
Q: I’m a parent of a
child with a life-threatening peanut allergy. It
seems that even with signs
plastered everywhere, still
some parent sends their
child with a peanut butter sandwich. What other
precautionary measures
is the school district taking to protect children
with severe food allergies?
— KC
I can see that you’d be
concerned about this, as
the stakes for your child
are high. In my experience,
schools are very careful with

severe allergies, as this is a
critical health issue.
There’s a publicized list
of names and pictures of
children with serious allergies in each school and this
is circulated to all staff.
An emergency plan is in
place and trained staff members can administer medication if necessary.
However, it seems that
you’re concerned because
you noticed a peanut butter
sandwich had been brought
to school by another child.
It’s important to talk to
your child’s school about
their safety procedures
around allergies and what
the expectations are for other
parents.
The bottom line — please
ask if you have health or
safety concerns about your
child at school. We don’t
want you to worry or suffer
in silence.
The school wants to be
fully aware of your child’s
health needs too, so it never
hurts to check in with them
when you have questions
like this.
Monica Pamer is the
superintendent of the
Richmond School District.

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Investments

Take risks worth taking
This is the second of a 10part series.
“There’s no such thing as a
free lunch.”
This phrase was misattributed to the economist Milton
Friedman, but its origin
dates back to a 19th century
WEALTH
practice in American bars of
offering a free lunch to entice
the more lucrative drinking customers.
There was usually no real net bargain to
the patrons, as the higher margins on the ale
quickly soaked up any savings on the lunch!
The same goes with our investments.
Risk and return are very closely related as I
alluded to in my last article. For every incremental increase in risk, we need to undertake
an additional level of risk.
Put simply, you can’t get a higher return
for free. The price is in the additional risk.
Only certain risks offer an expected
reward — and science has helped identify
these risks.
For our purposes, we will confine our discussion of risk and reward to the most studied category, stocks, also known as equities.
The two major equity risks are size and
price (or value).
In regards to “size risk,” there is a whole
spectrum of companies listed on stock
exchanges, from the very small and risky
ones to those large and “safer” stocks. As
a prime example of this, when was the last
time that you saw a government bail out a
small, little known company versus a huge
corporation employing thousands of citizens?

Richard
Vetter

Although the market needs to
price its riskier smaller stocks
down in order to attract our
investment, we are on average
rewarded with a higher return.
“Price risk” refers to
whether the market has sold
down the price of a stock
SMARTS
due to real and perceived risk
(value stocks) or whether it
has bid the value up to reflect the fact that it’s
held in high regard because of real or potential earnings growth (growth stocks). Imagine
the stock market as a department store.
Are potential buyers eagerly lined up
outside, or do we need a 50 per cent sale to
attract our interest? Although I usually buy
when goods are on sale, I may risk getting
merchandise that is out of favour for various reasons. If there’s quality there, I may be
willing to pay full price though.
The fact is that there is a broad diversification of small, medium and large companies
that are priced at a discount, regular price, or
going for a premium and I want to own them
all around the world in order to increase my
expected returns and reduce volatility.
The next challenge lies in how best to
invest in these stocks rather than speculate in
them. I’ll save that discussion for next time.
The opinions expressed are those of
Richard Vetter, BA, CFP, CLU, ChFC, a
senior financial advisor with WealthSmart
Financial Group/Manulife Securities
Incorporated in Richmond. Manulife
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Breakthrough win sends Sharks to provincials
Steveston-London place 3rd at Mainland playoffs to become first Richmond school to reach B.C. AAA tourney since 2001
BY MARK BOOTH

mbooth@richmond-news.com

It was a game loaded with
intriguing story lines and the
Steveston-London Sharks provided
Hollywood endings to all of them.
A star player desperately wanting to conclude her high school
career on the province’s biggest
stage. A legendary coach who
hadn’t been to the “show” in 17
years. And, perhaps most importantly, a Richmond senior girls
basketball league that was in need
of some momentum.
The Sharks became the first
Richmond school in 12 years to
advance to the girls provincial
“AAA” tournament after a 83-74
win over Burnaby South to finish third at the Lower Mainland
“AAA” Championships. The team
now has a week to prepare for the
16-team tournament which starts
next Wednesday at the Langley

Les Hamaguchi is heading back
to the provincial “AAA” championships as a coach for the first
time since 1996.

Events Centre.
The tournament makes its
debut in the Fraser Valley after
being held for years at Capilano
University. Ironically, Sharks’
head coach Les Hamaguchi had
organized the event for the past 19
years. He stepped away from those
duties to help this group of girls
realize their potential and now will
be coaching at the provincials for
the first time since guiding the
Steveston Packers back in 1996.
“Maybe it’s a bit of karma and
my reward for (running) the tournament the last 19 years,” laughed
Hamaguchi. “Probably back in the
late 80s, we must have went eight
or nine years in a row. It got to the
point where you just put it on your
schedule.
“I’m just really happy for our
kids. Our group isn’t more talented
than the last few years, it’s just that
the circumstances changed with
(traditional powerhouses) New
West and Carson Graham having
down years. At the beginning of
the season, if I could project anything, it was going to come down
to the third/fourth place game
against Burnaby South.”
Still, beating the Rebels was
no easy task. Not only where they
the province’s ninth ranked team,
they had defeated the Sharks twice
this season and enjoyed home floor
advantage.
It was going to take the Sharks’
best effort and they were up to the
challenge, especially at the offensive end of the floor.
The Rebels enjoyed a 23-18
after one quarter but StevestonLondon hung around thanks mainly to its perimeter game. The teams
were tied at 40-40 at the half with
four Sharks having hit for threepointers, including Aliya Prasad’s
buzzer-beater.
The Grade 10 standout did it
again to end the third quarter and
the Sharks took a 60-53 advantage

MARK BOOTH/RICHMOND NEWS

Steveston-London Sharks were all smiles after their 83-74 win over the Burnaby South Rebels Saturday
to place third at the Lower Mainland Championships and earn a provincial “AAA” tournament berth.
into the final 10 minutes. The
Rebels pulled within four points
(72-68) with 1:57 remaining but
would get not closer thanks to
Anmol Mattu’s perfection at the
free throw line. The dynamic
senior point guard went 10-for-10
from the charity stripe, on her way
to a 25-point performance.
Prasad played well beyond her
years and finished with a monster
33-point performance, including
six three-pointers. The Sharks
also got terrific work from Alyssa
Graeme and Emily Ip at the defensive end of the floor.
When the final buzzer sounded,
Mattu stood at mid-court with her

hands on her head, realizing what
she had worked so hard for the
past five years had become reality.
“No words can express how
happy I am,” smiled the former
national U17 team member.
“I’m excited not just for myself,
but for Les, our team and all of
Richmond. This has been my goal
since Grade 8 and as a team, we
put in the time and hard work to
get this done.
“I knew it was going to be a
close game, going back and forth.
What set us apart was our unsung
heroes. Everybody stepped up and
played at a different level.”
Following Mattu’s Grade 9

year, Hamaguchi looked at the talent depth of the girls basketball
program and suggested she might
want to transfer to another school.
“I told her, if she wanted to
go to to the provincials then
this might not be the team,”
Hamaguchi recalled. “To her credit
she wanted to stay. She loved the
school, the program and the kids
she plays with. I know for a fact
she is thinking tonight of every
senior kid she has played with.
Especially during her Grade 8 and
9 years when they treated her like
a little sister. “It’s the culture of
our school. That’s just the way it
is.”

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The Richmond News February 27. 2013 A23

Sports

RC Palmer rolls to
Mainland AA title

Griffins continue strong late season
play to secure trip to Kamloops

Erin Cebula, Spokesperson

The RC Palmer Griffins will head to Kamloops next week
playing their best basketball of the season.
The Griffins made it back-to-back post-season tournament victories by capturing the Lower Mainland “AA”
Championships in impressive fashion. Just like the
Richmond playoffs where they were not the top seeded team,
Palmer rose to the challenge with three impressive victories,
capped by a decisive 97-82 win over Notre Dame in the
championship game.
“We are on a bit of a roll,” understated head coach Paul
Eberhardt. “We are scoring in bunches right now and getting
off to quick starts which have gone a long way towards our
success in these playoffs.”
The third-seeded Griffins opened the Mainlands with an
easy 102-59 victory over Cariboo Hill, setting the stage for
their huge semi-final tilt against host King George.
Palmer broke a open tight game at the half (44-36) by
outscoring the Vancouver school by nine in the third quarter
to take a 68-51 advantage into the final 10 minutes. The
Dragons could get no closer than 10 points and Palmer went
on to a 79-68 victory.
Antonio Jhuty put on an offensive clinic, shooting over 50
percent including seven three-pointers on his way to a game
high 35 points.
The championship game was all but over after the opening quarter as Palmer jumped out to a 30-11 lead over the
Jugglers.
Richmond League MVP Jamie Madewan was a man
amongst boys in this game, putting together an outstanding
performance with 44 points and 24 rebounds.
Gurjit Pooni also had another strong game with 21 points
and five assists, while Karn Mann had 11 points and 20
rebounds. Jimmy Park passed for 10 assists.
Madewan was named the tournament’s MVP while Jhuty
was an all-star selection.
“We are very excited to be returning to Kamloops where
we will give it our best shot to bring a B.C. Championship
banner back to Richmond,” said Eberhardt.”
At the buzzer....
Two Richmond teams remain in contention for a provincial “AAA” tournament berth and are on a collision course at
the Lower Mainland Championships.
The Burnett Breakers and McMath Wildcats were slated
to meet Killarney and David Thompson respectively in consolation play yesterday. Victories would set-up a do-or-die
showdown this afternoon (4:45 p.m.) with the winner guaranteed to be playing for a B.C. berth.
The Breakers dropped a 80-79 quarter-final heartbreaker
to the ninth ranked Churchill Bulldogs last Thursday. The
hosts were step-for-step with the Vancouver opponent from
start to finish and only a missed free throw with one second
left prevented the game from going to overtime.
The Wildcats also hung tough with sixth ranked Kitsilano,
losing 71-63. All remaining games at the Mainland
Championships take place at Kitsilano secondary.

MARK BOOTH /RICHMOND NEWS

Burnett Breakers Brandon Beavis drives to the basket during action against the Winston Churchill Bulldogs in
quarter-final play of the Lower Mainland “AAA” Boys Basketball Championships. The Breakers hung tough with the
province’s ninth ranked team right to the buzzer, dropping a 80-79 decision.

Wildcats headed to Jr. Girls provincials

It took 12 years for a Richmond
school to return to the B.C. “AAA”
Girls Basketball Championships. The
wait for the next team maybe far less
if a talented group at McMath secondary continues its progress.
The Wildcats have advanced to
next week’s provincial junior girls
tournament in Langley by placing second at the Lower Mainland
Championships. What makes the feat

even more impressive was this is
entirely a Grade 9 team.
After winning the Richmond junior
championship, the girls moved onto to
Little Flower Academy (LFA) where
they opened the tournament with a 5426 victory over Magee. The Wildcats
then dropped a 44-25 decision to LFA
before rebounding with wins over
Argyle (55-38) and Seycove (43-25)
on Saturday to clinch a B.C. berth.

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